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only 44% in favor of obama in his birth state. if romney doesn't find that troubling, they may find the wisconsin poll also troubling. the marquette law shows that in the state of his running mate paul ryan, 54% would favor romney. that's got to -- i mean, i almost feel like there had to be a holding of breath in the romney campaign with these numbers. >> yeah, i think romney's in deep trouble in michigan and wisconsin. we'll see if paul ryan can really help him in wisconsin. neither campaign, neither the romney campaign nor the obama campaign directly are spending a lot of money -- they're not spending a lot of money in either state. i think they both sense that wisconsin and michigan will probably go democratic this time. so the super packs are spending money in michigan and wisconsin. the pro-republican super packs. i think the romney campaign, they're spending some money in wisconsin, though not a whole lot. but michigan, given the president's ability to save the auto industry, gm, chrysler in particular, it looks like michiga
only 44% in favor of obama in his birth state. if romney doesn't find that troubling, they may find the wisconsin poll also troubling. the marquette law shows that in the state of his running mate paul ryan, 54% would favor romney. that's got to -- i mean, i almost feel like there had to be a holding of breath in the romney campaign with these numbers. >> yeah, i think romney's in deep trouble in michigan and wisconsin. we'll see if paul ryan can really help him in wisconsin. neither...
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are you saying president obama is benghazi? >> no, but i'm saying he's responsible for failure in afghanistan and iraq. iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn over these responsibilities to them, and leave. now how can we train and work with these people if so many them are killing americans we can't even train and operate with them? by that policy, it has been an abject failure. >> we'll talk more with senator mccain about domestic issues a bit later in the program. first, bob baer and fran townsend. fran, served as a member of the cia external advisory committee, and last month visited libya with her employer, mccannkancan forbes. he said that there were security concerns. >> we had a long conversat
are you saying president obama is benghazi? >> no, but i'm saying he's responsible for failure in afghanistan and iraq. iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn...
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president obama, then senator obama, won it four years ago. of course, paul ryan from wisconsin is on the republican ticket as the running mate. but look at these two polls, john. a 14-point late in the marquette law school poll, and a smaller lead, six points in the quinnipiac poll. another state, virginia, a similar story. and one of the things i've seen in the national polls, some trends, the president is starting to catch up and take away that advantage mitt romney had on the economy. and more americans are starting to get optimistic about the way the economy and the country may go over the next year. and one other thing, we learned this from the romney campaign just overnight. they say that we're going to see more of mitt romney on the campaign trail starting pretty much next week, including a three-day bus tour for romney and ryan, where we're going to see more of the candidates and more of them spelling out what they say they can do for the middle class. john? >> that bus tour in ohio. all right, paul steinhauser, thanks very much for b
president obama, then senator obama, won it four years ago. of course, paul ryan from wisconsin is on the republican ticket as the running mate. but look at these two polls, john. a 14-point late in the marquette law school poll, and a smaller lead, six points in the quinnipiac poll. another state, virginia, a similar story. and one of the things i've seen in the national polls, some trends, the president is starting to catch up and take away that advantage mitt romney had on the economy. and...
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this afternoon, in response to an obama attack on mr. romney's israel remarks, romney campaign spokesman ryan williams sent an e-mail saying this, today, obama campaign spokesperson ben labolt attacked mitt romney on a debunked "mother jones" tape. a debunked "mother jones" tape. remember that. he is referring to the obama's spokesman calling him out for saying this. >> how do you think the palestinian problem would be solved? what are you going to do about this? >> i look at the palestinians not wanting to sea peace over political purposes. we live with that in china and taiwan. all right? we have a potentially volatile situation but we sort of live with it and we kick the ball down the field and hope that ultimately somehow, something will happen and resolve it. >> this afternoon, ryan williams, the romney spokesman deliberately truncated that clip to leave out the part that he said that the palestinians might come around. he writes, politico reported that mother jones video was selectively edited to give a false impression about mitt
this afternoon, in response to an obama attack on mr. romney's israel remarks, romney campaign spokesman ryan williams sent an e-mail saying this, today, obama campaign spokesperson ben labolt attacked mitt romney on a debunked "mother jones" tape. a debunked "mother jones" tape. remember that. he is referring to the obama's spokesman calling him out for saying this. >> how do you think the palestinian problem would be solved? what are you going to do about this?...
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president obama will take part in a forum the day after mitt romney addressed the same audience. karen travers has more. >> reporter: romney cam -- campaign has tried to change the subject but that video is still dogging the republican contender. last night he was greeted in miami by this sign. at a forum he said he hasn't written off half of americans. >> my campaign is about the 100% in murk. and i'm concerned about them -- in america. and i'm concerned about the fact that over the past four years life has become harder for american. >> reporter: he faced tough questions on i am -- on immigration. president obama's policy allows young people brought by their parents to stay for now. >> for those already here undocumented brought by their parents and thereof, are illegal ail convince in this country my view is we should put in place a permanent solution. >> reporter: the univison moderator pressed him for specifics on what he would do with others here illegal limb >> are you going to deport them or not? i'm not clear. [ booing ] >> i have some friends apparently. i'm not in favo
president obama will take part in a forum the day after mitt romney addressed the same audience. karen travers has more. >> reporter: romney cam -- campaign has tried to change the subject but that video is still dogging the republican contender. last night he was greeted in miami by this sign. at a forum he said he hasn't written off half of americans. >> my campaign is about the 100% in murk. and i'm concerned about them -- in america. and i'm concerned about the fact that over...
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why obama care is now set to hit many more than expected. she first made headlines when she was charged with child endangerment for sneaking her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning bed. now the tanning mom with an ironic change in lifestyle. and retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan and execute it with a wide range of low cost investments. get a great plan and low cost investments at e-trade. >> time now to span the globe. what stories are making headlines overseas. we begin in mexico. some reports show the 131 prisoners who broke free earlier this week walked right out the door. a judge put 16 jail employees under house arrest. including the prison director. with it was an inside job. police raided the officers. he took the topless pictures of kate middleton. while they searched for evidence more intimate photos were taken this time by a swedish magazine. a man pulled off quite a stunt. he dragged a 40 ton train more than 8 feet by his hair. he is already accomplished for pulling trucks and buses with his pony tail bu
why obama care is now set to hit many more than expected. she first made headlines when she was charged with child endangerment for sneaking her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning bed. now the tanning mom with an ironic change in lifestyle. and retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan and execute it with a wide range of low cost investments. get a great plan and low cost investments at e-trade. >> time now to span the globe. what stories are making headlines overseas....
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i am lou dobbs and this is the obama campaign's newest political ad. pushing messages that seem to contradict the obama philosophy and agenda. >> i am not looking for a handout. i don't think anybody is ever looking for a handout. i think that we all want chances and opportunities. >> if you try to separate by demographics and classes, you're not really president you want here is the president in his own words on the politics of wealth redistribution and class warfare. >> and the trick is figuring out how to restructure government systems that pool resources and facilitate some redistribution. i actually believe in redistribution. i just want to make sure that everybody who is behind this that they have a chance at success too. when you spread the word around, it's good for everybody. i was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth. my wife michelle is was not. but somebody give us a chance. >> if you have a business -- you did not know that. somebody else made that happen. lou: the romney campaign message is direct. president obama is indeed an enthusi
i am lou dobbs and this is the obama campaign's newest political ad. pushing messages that seem to contradict the obama philosophy and agenda. >> i am not looking for a handout. i don't think anybody is ever looking for a handout. i think that we all want chances and opportunities. >> if you try to separate by demographics and classes, you're not really president you want here is the president in his own words on the politics of wealth redistribution and class warfare. >> and...
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nira, obama, the poor guy in this race. we've all heard that. he's spending more money on ads in the states that matter, therefore getting his numbers up. >> well, i do think -- i mean, what nick's story points out is that they just don't -- romney has taken a gamble. he put out these large numbers, and he doesn't have the money right now to really match. and so the challenge for them, i think, is to match one-to-one. >> poor little rich kid. anyway, thank you, nicholas. good story. and nira, as always. >>> when we returns let me finish with a linkup we saw between the move by republicans to keep minorities from voting while at the same time igniting white anger against them. the sick combination of stopping blacks from voting and getting whites to vote out of racial anger. i'm so g lad you called. thank you. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thank you. in addition to us monitoring your accounts for unusual activity, you could also set up free acc
nira, obama, the poor guy in this race. we've all heard that. he's spending more money on ads in the states that matter, therefore getting his numbers up. >> well, i do think -- i mean, what nick's story points out is that they just don't -- romney has taken a gamble. he put out these large numbers, and he doesn't have the money right now to really match. and so the challenge for them, i think, is to match one-to-one. >> poor little rich kid. anyway, thank you, nicholas. good story....
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and the obama campaign expects you to pledge allegiance to president obama. not the flag, no, no, no, this lie. what has the commander in chief become? we take up that issue with the "a-team" in moments 4g lte has the fastest speeds. so let's talk about coverage. based on this chart, who would you choose ? wow. you guys take a minute. zon, hands down. i'm going to show you guys another chart. pretty obvious. i don't think color matters. pretty obvious. what'sretty obvious about it ? that verizon has the coverage. verin. verizon. we're going to go to another chart. it doesn't really matter how you present it. it doesn't matter how you present it. verizon. more 4g lte coverage than all other networks combined. to start her own interior design business. she's got a growing list of clients she keeps in touch with using e-mail marketing from constantcontact.com. constantcontact is easy and affordable. it lets her send out updates and photos that showcase her expertise and inspire her customers for only $15 a month. [ dog barking ] her dream -- to be the area's hot
and the obama campaign expects you to pledge allegiance to president obama. not the flag, no, no, no, this lie. what has the commander in chief become? we take up that issue with the "a-team" in moments 4g lte has the fastest speeds. so let's talk about coverage. based on this chart, who would you choose ? wow. you guys take a minute. zon, hands down. i'm going to show you guys another chart. pretty obvious. i don't think color matters. pretty obvious. what'sretty obvious about it ?...
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just yesterday we had president obama here. the individual who introduced him came from one of the steel plants that produces a lot of steel for the automobile industry. that means a lot for the middle class workers. that is to president obama is successfully speaking to in this campaign. >> can i step quickly that it has created a very interesting dynamic this year. before super tuesday, i was covering governor romney in places like lorain, ohio, where he was campaigning to shut down steel mills and manufacturing plants. the governor's team was not very happy. their narrative was that they have eight unemployment rate four points lower than the national average. iran campaign is now voiding that discussion altogether. -- the romney campaign is avoiding that discussion altogether. both campaigns are trying to take credit for improving the conditions. john kasich will have to wait two years. >> let me go back to the issue of the ground game. we hear about this every two or four years. you are honest assessment, and then tim burk
just yesterday we had president obama here. the individual who introduced him came from one of the steel plants that produces a lot of steel for the automobile industry. that means a lot for the middle class workers. that is to president obama is successfully speaking to in this campaign. >> can i step quickly that it has created a very interesting dynamic this year. before super tuesday, i was covering governor romney in places like lorain, ohio, where he was campaigning to shut down...
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president obama will take part in a forum the day after mitt romney addressed the same audience. karen travers has more. >> reporter: romney cam -- campaign has tried to change the subject but that video is still dogging the republican contender. last night he was greeted in miami by this sign. at a forum he said he hasn't written off half of americans. >> my campaign is about the 100% in murk. and i'm concerned about them -- in america. and i'm concerned about the fact that over the past four years life has become harder for american. >> reporter: he faced tough questions on i am -- on immigration. president obama's policy allows young people brought by their parents to stay for now. >> for those already here undocumented brought by their parents and thereof, are illegal ail convince in this country my view is we should put in place a permanent solution. >> reporter: the univison moderator pressed him for specifics on what he would do with others here illegal limb >> are you going to deport them or not? i'm not clear. [ booing ] >> i have some friends apparently. i'm not in favo
president obama will take part in a forum the day after mitt romney addressed the same audience. karen travers has more. >> reporter: romney cam -- campaign has tried to change the subject but that video is still dogging the republican contender. last night he was greeted in miami by this sign. at a forum he said he hasn't written off half of americans. >> my campaign is about the 100% in murk. and i'm concerned about them -- in america. and i'm concerned about the fact that over...
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it is a tremendous honor to be nominated by obama as the ambassador to iraq. should be confirmed i will expand and deepen our collaboration and secure our vital interests. alec 40 collaborating closely with you and your staff and encourage you to visit iraq to see the important work we're doing there. even the opportunity to testify in their love of your questions. >> they give very much. can you share with me the answer to the issue raised about the iranians using iraqi airspace in order to support a sought. what are we doing to limit the use? >> i have personally engage some this repeatedly at the highest levels of the iraqi government. my colleague seven days. we are continuing in every single visitor representing the u.s. government from the senate recently three visitors to administration officials, raise it with the rockies, and made very clear that we find this unacceptable and unhelpful and detrimental to the region and to iraq and, of course, first and foremost to the syrian people. it is something that needs to stop and that we are pressing and will
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the latest pew poll has romney down 8 and president obama up 8. but at the same time gallup showing it within a point on a national basis and rasmussen comes out which shows romney up 1 point in the swing states. i'm so confused. i don't understand this. how can it be in the rasmussen shows romney up 2 nationally. how can he have him up and pew has him down 8 and the swing states are neck and neck. >> i wouldn't even be looking at the national trend polls. first all they don't matter that much. and they are also close. we know it's going to be a close race. megyn: the mainstream media is telling us it's not. they are telling us romney is dead. >> where it's not looking so close is the swing states where the polling does matter. if you look at polls in ohio and virginia, in the states where this will get decided. nationally he could move up 4 points in california. who cares. it's 10% of the country -- megyn: californians and new yorkers and the blue people come out and say yes, yes yes. even fox news had a poll out that showed a big lead for presid
the latest pew poll has romney down 8 and president obama up 8. but at the same time gallup showing it within a point on a national basis and rasmussen comes out which shows romney up 1 point in the swing states. i'm so confused. i don't understand this. how can it be in the rasmussen shows romney up 2 nationally. how can he have him up and pew has him down 8 and the swing states are neck and neck. >> i wouldn't even be looking at the national trend polls. first all they don't matter that...
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many of obama's critics call it socialism. romney's running mate, paul ryan. >> president obama said that he believes in redistribution. mitt romney and i are not running to redistribute the wealth. mitt romney and i are running to help americans create wealth. >> so what is redistribution anyway? it basically means using the progressive income tax system to raise money from the wealthy and use it to invest in things loik public works, education and aid for the poor. mr. obama puts it this way. quote, there's nothing wrong with us giving each other a helping hand. still to be decided, how voters will come down on redistribution versus 47%. so the talk back question of this morning, is the redistribution of wealth the answer to our economic woes? facebook.com/carolcnn. your responses, later this hour. >> house committee will grill the man who investigated that botched gun trafficking program, fast and furious. you know what it's called. lawmakers say there's a lot more work to be done despite the length of that report. 471 page
many of obama's critics call it socialism. romney's running mate, paul ryan. >> president obama said that he believes in redistribution. mitt romney and i are not running to redistribute the wealth. mitt romney and i are running to help americans create wealth. >> so what is redistribution anyway? it basically means using the progressive income tax system to raise money from the wealthy and use it to invest in things loik public works, education and aid for the poor. mr. obama puts...
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. >> reporter: it was the very first question for president obama at a univision forum in miami today. why wasn't there more security at the u.s. consulate in libya? he didn't directly answer. >> when the initial events happened in cairo and all across the region, we worked with secretary clinton to redouble our security. our goal now is not only to make sure our embassies and our dip lope malts are safe, but also to make sure we bring those who coried out these events to justice. >> reporter: the white house today for the first time called the assault a terrorist attack. but there are mounting questions about how it all happened. >> was there actionable intelligence prior to this attack? and if there was not, why not? >> reporter: the administration suggested there was no advance warning because the attack was a spontaneous reaction to the anti-muslim video that sparked protests in egypt last week. >> this was a spontaneous, not a premeditated response to what happened. >> reporter: republicans say th that is not right. >> it was not as a result of a youtube video. it was an orchestr
. >> reporter: it was the very first question for president obama at a univision forum in miami today. why wasn't there more security at the u.s. consulate in libya? he didn't directly answer. >> when the initial events happened in cairo and all across the region, we worked with secretary clinton to redouble our security. our goal now is not only to make sure our embassies and our dip lope malts are safe, but also to make sure we bring those who coried out these events to justice....
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in virginia, obama biden is up by 7% as well. we know that there is a bus tour planned for ohio for the romney campaign and we'll talk to them in a little while. let's bring it to monica tkroul crowley, and doug schoen, both are fox news contributor and friends of this tprapl. goo this program. good to have you. martha: those are the headlines we saw in these three states. you have likely voters who are extremely interested in the election. the numbers taoeupbt up quit tighten up quite a bit. doug this would be a good argument or turn out and firing up the base for both sides, right? >> absolutely, martha, there is conflicting data on the subject, the gallop swing state poll out today shows that democratic enthusiasm is up, and up significantly. there is a distinction between enthusiasm being um and thos up and those particularly interested. awful this says is will governor romney to have a chance to succeed in -ts the swing states has to get his extreme partisans out and hope the president obama discouraged voters are less enthu
in virginia, obama biden is up by 7% as well. we know that there is a bus tour planned for ohio for the romney campaign and we'll talk to them in a little while. let's bring it to monica tkroul crowley, and doug schoen, both are fox news contributor and friends of this tprapl. goo this program. good to have you. martha: those are the headlines we saw in these three states. you have likely voters who are extremely interested in the election. the numbers taoeupbt up quit tighten up quite a bit....
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[ male announcer ] barack obama: failing to stop cheating. failing american workers. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> tonight on "world news," under fire. the president and secretary clinton facing tough questions today about the death of the u.s. ambassador and three other americans in libya. could they have been protected from the deadly attack? >>> runway rumble. a fight between two flight attendants broadcast on the passenger intercom. it delays an american airlines jet for hours. >>> sky high. the woman with a fear of heights trapped like this for four hours, 300 feet up. how did her husband come to the rescue? >>> and, robin's journey. a big day for our robin roberts. as she gets her bone marrow transplant and sends a message from a room filled with prayer. >>> good evening. we begin with the president, sending off heated questions tonight about the death of the u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans who served in libya. both the president and the secretary of state, hillary clinton, were pressed to answer whether this could have
[ male announcer ] barack obama: failing to stop cheating. failing american workers. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> tonight on "world news," under fire. the president and secretary clinton facing tough questions today about the death of the u.s. ambassador and three other americans in libya. could they have been protected from the deadly attack? >>> runway rumble. a fight between two flight attendants broadcast on the passenger intercom. it delays an...
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. >>> president barack obama is going to miami to quote latino voters. he spoke to the same group as he tried to reboot his campaign. allison burns has more on that effort. >> reporter: president barack obama has a commanding lead among latino vote is but mitt romney is not giving up on them. his campaign is spending more on spain anybody language. he is -- spanish language. he is still being dogged by his recording saying 70% of americans consider themselves victims. he said he cares for all americans including the poor. >> my campaign is about the 100% in america and i am concerned about them. up concerned about the fact -- i am concerned that over the years more people have fallen into poverty. >> president barack obama speaks to the same group and there are reports, mitt romney will try to reenergize his campaign by doing private fundraisers on more public events. allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> authorities are trying to find a missing man from san carlos. derek olson was last seen leaving his house around 10:30 last night. he had bee
. >>> president barack obama is going to miami to quote latino voters. he spoke to the same group as he tried to reboot his campaign. allison burns has more on that effort. >> reporter: president barack obama has a commanding lead among latino vote is but mitt romney is not giving up on them. his campaign is spending more on spain anybody language. he is -- spanish language. he is still being dogged by his recording saying 70% of americans consider themselves victims. he said he...
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president obama today will take on the same meet-the-candidate univision event as romney. that's in miami. it will be streamed live on facebook at 1:00 p.m. eastern. the president then heads to tampa for a fund-raiser before head back to the white house. >>> prosecutors in colorado hoping to add ten new criminal counts against shooting suspect james holmes in court today. holmes is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 during a packed midnight showing of "the dark knight rises" back in july. the judge is also said to consider whether a diary holmes sent to his psychiatrist just before the shooting can be used as evidence. >>> the space shuttle "endeavour" is on its final journey atop a modified 747. today "endeavour" flies from houston's ellington field to edwards air force base in california. this will include a flyover of tucson in arizona, this to honor former congresswoman gabby giffords. giffords' husband, astronaut mark kelly, was the commander on "endeavour's" final mission. the retired shuttle ends trip in los angeles, where it will go on display at the cali
president obama today will take on the same meet-the-candidate univision event as romney. that's in miami. it will be streamed live on facebook at 1:00 p.m. eastern. the president then heads to tampa for a fund-raiser before head back to the white house. >>> prosecutors in colorado hoping to add ten new criminal counts against shooting suspect james holmes in court today. holmes is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 during a packed midnight showing of "the dark knight...
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obama won on being vague, with change, but he did towards the end start specifying exactly what his obama care, you know, welfare reform and went through and he actually, whether he followed through with it or not that's another issue but he did start honing in on the issues so romney needs to step it up. >> reporter: hey, brooke. i thought that was interesting. all of the romney supporters here today said they thought that mitt romney needs to communicate more with the latino voters here in the state, he hasn't done a good enough job of introducing himself to them. the latino voting population here in florida about 13% of the population and could very well make a huge difference. >> ed, another question for you. this is sort of a two-parter with univision. they had mitt romney as part of a big town hall for half an hour yesterday and right now this hour president obama is there and speaking, as well. i want to let everyone know, we're monitoring that. as well as maybe news is made we'll play a chunk of what the president is saying. back the you, ed lavandera. you know, as you talk about
obama won on being vague, with change, but he did towards the end start specifying exactly what his obama care, you know, welfare reform and went through and he actually, whether he followed through with it or not that's another issue but he did start honing in on the issues so romney needs to step it up. >> reporter: hey, brooke. i thought that was interesting. all of the romney supporters here today said they thought that mitt romney needs to communicate more with the latino voters here...
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obama florida volunteers see sunshine in the latest polls. the president leads mitt romney by 2%, as he came to miami today. mr. obama admitted he failed to deliver immigration reform. >> i have never waivered in my support of comprehensive immigration reform. we did put forward a dream act and was blocked, and that stands in contrast with the other candidate who has said he would veto the dream act. >> reporter: last night at the same forum, mitt romney tried to fix the fallout from the secret tape made in florida in may. romney dismissing 47% of voters. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america. and i'm concerned about them. >> reporter: romney held a rally in sarasota. >> what you have today is a president who says he can't fix washington from the inside. it's time to get a president who understands what it takes to get america working again, and i do. >> reporter: he got help with latinos and seniors from senator marco rubio. >> mitt romney and paul ryan get it. medicare is going broeks. that's not politics, it's math. anyone who wants
obama florida volunteers see sunshine in the latest polls. the president leads mitt romney by 2%, as he came to miami today. mr. obama admitted he failed to deliver immigration reform. >> i have never waivered in my support of comprehensive immigration reform. we did put forward a dream act and was blocked, and that stands in contrast with the other candidate who has said he would veto the dream act. >> reporter: last night at the same forum, mitt romney tried to fix the fallout...
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it is a tremendous honor to have nominated by president obama to serve as u.s. ambassador to a back pitch i be confirmed he will seek to expand and deepen collaboration with iraq and its people and secure our vital interests. i look forward to collaborating closely with you and your staff and i urge you to visit iraq to see the important work we are doing there. thank you for the opportunity to testify today. i welcome your questions. >> thank you, mr. ambassador. can you share with me the issue i raised about the iranians using iraqi airspace in order to support a sod? what are we doing? what if you do doing if anything to try to limit that use? >> i personally engaged on the highest levels of my colleagues at baghdad have engaged on this and are continuing to engage in every single visitor representing the u.s. government from the senate. recently three visitors to administration officials has raised it with the iraqis and made very clear we find this unacceptable and we find of unhelpful and detrimental to the region into iraq and of course first and foremost
it is a tremendous honor to have nominated by president obama to serve as u.s. ambassador to a back pitch i be confirmed he will seek to expand and deepen collaboration with iraq and its people and secure our vital interests. i look forward to collaborating closely with you and your staff and i urge you to visit iraq to see the important work we are doing there. thank you for the opportunity to testify today. i welcome your questions. >> thank you, mr. ambassador. can you share with me...
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president obama pledged stand with those seeking democracy. joining me now is cnn foreign affairs reporter ellise lavin. how has the president kind of lived township that, responded to the arab spring? >> well, fred, he really said it was a case by case in terms of individual countries, as you know. it kind of swept the arab world, but in every country it was a little bit different. in may of 2011 president obama made a speech talking about how he envisioned u.s. involvement in this region. let's take a listen to what he said. >> we have a chance to pursue the world as it should be. >> so, fred, what did president obama do? well, he, first of all, increased investment and trade in these countries in transition to spur economic growth in egypt and tunisia, for instance. then he was very select about military intervention. he got involved in libya in a limited way, but you can see the administration has been reluctant to get involved in syria, and i would say he was also cautious with some allies balancing and promoting democracy with national s
president obama pledged stand with those seeking democracy. joining me now is cnn foreign affairs reporter ellise lavin. how has the president kind of lived township that, responded to the arab spring? >> well, fred, he really said it was a case by case in terms of individual countries, as you know. it kind of swept the arab world, but in every country it was a little bit different. in may of 2011 president obama made a speech talking about how he envisioned u.s. involvement in this...
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in key swing states obama's been spending more than romney. mitt romney, as we know, received a big boost from super pacs and it's possible in coming years campaigns could look a lot more like those super pac spending machines. in a new atlantic article, james bennet look at foot soldiers fighting to eliminate all campaign financial restrictions and predict in a couple of years politicians will push to abolish contribution limits and allow candidates to accept and spend unlimited amounts from any source. his article is the cover story in the october issue of "the atlantic." james bennet joins us now from washington. how are you? >> good, thanks. thanks for having me on. >> thanks for being here. a fascinating article that people should check out. part of what you do is trace the longer history, not the past few years. outside spending has mounted. but go back to early 1900s, where you argue there was a real drum beat of incremental campaign finance reform from limiting what certain entities and unions and corporations could do to ultimately, a
in key swing states obama's been spending more than romney. mitt romney, as we know, received a big boost from super pacs and it's possible in coming years campaigns could look a lot more like those super pac spending machines. in a new atlantic article, james bennet look at foot soldiers fighting to eliminate all campaign financial restrictions and predict in a couple of years politicians will push to abolish contribution limits and allow candidates to accept and spend unlimited amounts from...
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this same poll shows a seven-point obama lead in virginia. that is as you know another huge electoral state that's being considered a toss-up this year and may be right now looks like tipping toward the president. also this, perhaps is the biggest news of all. president obama with the seven-point lead in ohio. cnn's peter hamby with me live in washington. let's start with that. ohio. because, you know, we say it and again. how key, you know, florida is to romney but ohio's right up there, too. the poll in ohio, how ominous is it for mitt romney? >> well, nbc had a similar poll a couple of weeks ago or a week ago, rather, this showed obama beating romney by seven points. republicans said that margin is bigger than we think and it is not seven points. well, this sort of reinforces that. it's a big problem and looking at the unfavorable numbers for romney, 45% under way. 50% view imunfavorably. the president at 55-42. it's a big problem. no republican has won the white house without ohio. i think you are right, though, brooke. florida is much mo
this same poll shows a seven-point obama lead in virginia. that is as you know another huge electoral state that's being considered a toss-up this year and may be right now looks like tipping toward the president. also this, perhaps is the biggest news of all. president obama with the seven-point lead in ohio. cnn's peter hamby with me live in washington. let's start with that. ohio. because, you know, we say it and again. how key, you know, florida is to romney but ohio's right up there, too....
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today was president obama's turn. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is standing by with details on what happened. brianna. >> reporter: hi, wolf. the topic of immigration dominated this forum. president obama saying his biggest failure has been not getting comprehensive immigration reform done. but he said it wasn't for lack of trying or desire. and he blamed congressional republicans. as president obama courted the hispanic vote in a forum on the spanish language univision network, he got some tough questions. co-host jorge ramos asked about his 2008 pledge to tackle immigration reform in his first term. >> this is very important. i don't want it to get lost in translation. you promised that. and a promise is a promise. and with all due respect, but you didn't keep that promise. >> i did not make a promise that i would get everything done 100% when i was elected as president. what i promised was that i would work every single day as hard as i can to make sure that everybody in this country regardless of wh
today was president obama's turn. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is standing by with details on what happened. brianna. >> reporter: hi, wolf. the topic of immigration dominated this forum. president obama saying his biggest failure has been not getting comprehensive immigration reform done. but he said it wasn't for lack of trying or desire. and he blamed congressional republicans. as president obama courted the hispanic vote in a forum on the spanish language univision...
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he was there escorting president barack obama when a truck hit him. the driver slammed on the breaks but could not avoid the crash. a separate homicide investigation is still underway and charges against the driver are still possible. >>> in election 2012 coverage, they are targeting latino voters. allison burns is live in our washington d.c. room, his newest attempt to explain the videotape which doing the campaign. allison? >> reporter: they are participating in a forum with spanish language television station univision. at the university in miami, the first question was about his comments disparaging those who doesn't pay income taxes, instead he cares about everybody. >> well, first of all this is a campaign about the 100% and over the last few years, we have seen greater diversity and in the last campaign you have seen us pull apart. >> president barack obama will speak at the univision forum today and meanwhile democrats say, that mitt romney video is destroying his campaign. >> we have a long line of people who are still running from mitt romne
he was there escorting president barack obama when a truck hit him. the driver slammed on the breaks but could not avoid the crash. a separate homicide investigation is still underway and charges against the driver are still possible. >>> in election 2012 coverage, they are targeting latino voters. allison burns is live in our washington d.c. room, his newest attempt to explain the videotape which doing the campaign. allison? >> reporter: they are participating in a forum with...
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that is what president obama did when condemning the anti-islam it issues. six days after 9/11, 11 years ago this week, president bush visited the islamic center in washington, d.c., to make it clear that our fight was with al qaeda and not american muslims. the face of terror is not the true face of islam. that is not what it is about. i have that political differences with president bush and have said that on many occasions, but i believe that his reaction help stop the anti- muslim backlash after 9/11 because he spoke out so quickly. i am sorry to see that the leaders are failing to follow his example and the example of president obama. they have gone so far as to question the loyalty of american muslims serving in the obama administration. this is inconsistent with our heritage as a diverse nation of immigrants. most americans recognize that our diversity is our strength. our fellow citizens. when did we senate rushed into the bullets, he was not questioning first the religion of the victims. he knew they needed help, and he responded. in conclusion, i h
that is what president obama did when condemning the anti-islam it issues. six days after 9/11, 11 years ago this week, president bush visited the islamic center in washington, d.c., to make it clear that our fight was with al qaeda and not american muslims. the face of terror is not the true face of islam. that is not what it is about. i have that political differences with president bush and have said that on many occasions, but i believe that his reaction help stop the anti- muslim backlash...
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obama, 49 to 47. repu don't support the republican philosophy that tax cuts will improve the economy. so i-- i do believe that government spending can be reduced, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be spent on infrastructure, education, and orteth care. >> reporter:nt also holds a sizable 12-point lead among women voters in virginia with almost every obama campaign ad focused on women. >> moms like kristy would be mretched even more under mitt romney. >> my goodness, what a northern virginia welcome! thank you! >> reporter: but there is another side to the gender gap. the romney-ryan ticket leads with men in virginia by six points and their campaign is press, the message they can fix yae economy. >> here in virginia, we're not better off under president gn ia. >> reporter: charles fusco, a e rginia voter and 20-year veteran of the air force, believes mitt romney has more ability to handle the deficit. ey his success in the salt lake city olympics, success as governor of massachusetts. and my disillusi
obama, 49 to 47. repu don't support the republican philosophy that tax cuts will improve the economy. so i-- i do believe that government spending can be reduced, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be spent on infrastructure, education, and orteth care. >> reporter:nt also holds a sizable 12-point lead among women voters in virginia with almost every obama campaign ad focused on women. >> moms like kristy would be mretched even more under mitt romney. >> my goodness, what a...
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they don't keep getting better for obama but by default. the president has been invisible because romney has hogged the spotlight with his mishaps. that's always been the winning formula for the romney campaign. when all the attention is on romney they win. you have to imagine obama gets dragged back into the frame and he has to have something to do with the selection as well. >> eliot: the focus on bain mitt romney somebody completely lacking in empathy and he has embraced everything to make it happen. you talk about the one area where you thought mitt romney could win economy and jobs. when the jobs report came out it was very negative, it does not seem to have had an impact on the president. josh, the president almost even with mitt romney when the public is asked who will handle the economy better. this used to be the one sweet spot for mitt romney. >> it's remarkable. but the romney campaign does not have a clear message about what they'll do better on the economy than the president has. the president has no clear message on what he's
they don't keep getting better for obama but by default. the president has been invisible because romney has hogged the spotlight with his mishaps. that's always been the winning formula for the romney campaign. when all the attention is on romney they win. you have to imagine obama gets dragged back into the frame and he has to have something to do with the selection as well. >> eliot: the focus on bain mitt romney somebody completely lacking in empathy and he has embraced everything to...
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minnesota and pennsylvania moved from lien lean obama to obama. toss up to lean obama. kentucky went from lean romney to romney. there were 20 states in which there was some kind of movement. 14 of it towards obama. six states towards romney. we would expect that kind of movement in the aftermath of the democratic convention. again, 106 electoral votes up for grabs. president obama up three states. florida 49, 44. virginia 50, 43. if that's true, and that holds, then the governor loses, correct? >> you know,. we have got more polls than you can ever imagine. do you know how many national polls and daily tracking polls have been in the last 80 days? 83. if you imagine the national polls how many state polls we have h we have got to be careful about them. first of all be careful about reading too much into the polls. in mid september of 1980, ronald reagan was trailing jimmy carter 44 to 40 despite double digit inflation, double digit unemployment and double digit interest rates. by mid october reagan had dropped 1 point to 39 and carter had risen three points to 47. yet,
minnesota and pennsylvania moved from lien lean obama to obama. toss up to lean obama. kentucky went from lean romney to romney. there were 20 states in which there was some kind of movement. 14 of it towards obama. six states towards romney. we would expect that kind of movement in the aftermath of the democratic convention. again, 106 electoral votes up for grabs. president obama up three states. florida 49, 44. virginia 50, 43. if that's true, and that holds, then the governor loses,...
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but on july 12th president obama dropped the work requirements. under obama's plan we wouldn't have to work or train for a job, they just send you a welfare check. >> jennifer: well that doozy of anned a is from the romney campaign, and it's clearly a 30-second lie, but not all ads are as easy to decipher. take this one for instance. ♪ [ chanting obama ] ♪ >> oh, yeah. >> jennifer: you actually think it's an obama ad but it is actually from the other side which is sort of confusing, and probably the point of the creators. well, before if you wanted to finds out if an ad is true there is a new app. coming to us tonight from boston to explain how this super pac app works is dan siegel, co-founder of glassy media. dan, thank for joining us inside "the war room." >> thank you for having me on governor. >> jennifer: you bet. tell us exactly how does this super pac app work. >> absolutely. it is a free app down line in the app store. and it works when you see a presidential ad come on your tv you hold the app up, and it will here it a then it will s
but on july 12th president obama dropped the work requirements. under obama's plan we wouldn't have to work or train for a job, they just send you a welfare check. >> jennifer: well that doozy of anned a is from the romney campaign, and it's clearly a 30-second lie, but not all ads are as easy to decipher. take this one for instance. ♪ [ chanting obama ] ♪ >> oh, yeah. >> jennifer: you actually think it's an obama ad but it is actually from the other side which is sort of...